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We have had a thread like this for a long long long time, and i tried to find it the other day and couldnt

i find it really cool that Andre is already one of the best WRs ever

according to the stats they showed on monday night, which arent always reliable, Andre is #1 in

1. Yards per Game ( when certain minimums are placed)
2. Catches per Game
3. his 19 10+ catch games are #1
4. First player to ever start a career with 8 straight 60 catch seasons
5. Most 10+ catch games in a season
6. Highest 2 game receiving total ever: 461

put all that together and we get that Andre Johnson is one of the greatest to ever play, he just hasnt been healthy enough to move him up the list in career stats just yet

he has two major flaws: TDs and Post Season production

realistically i think we will get something like 80 catches 1200 yards 4 TDs from him this season, but it would be great to see him go over 1500 for the 4th time...he just needs to average 90 yards per game from here on out

to get to 900 catches and 13,000 yards it would take a crazy year

he would need to average 106 yards per game, and catch 5 passes, the 5 passes is doable, but only like 2 WRs in history have ever averaged over 100 yards a game for a full 16 games

more realistically we will come into next season looking at him getting to 14,000

i think he gets close to 15,000 when its all said and done, but that would require him to play 3 more seasons and get 1200 each year, and would make him 35 years old, which is right around when WRs start to decline rapidly

There will be no doubt that he will be a 1st ballot HOFer_________________
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if he hadnt gotten hurt, he would have had a 10 catch 100 yard game for the 20th time

current numbers are 20 catches 222 yards putting him on pace for 1776 yards on 160 catches

he wont get to either of those, not with the emergence of Hopkins, and with a minor injury...hopefully he plays this week

im wondering the impact the Hop is going to have on AJ. Will it take away from AJs numbers a little or will it keep AJ fresher and give him more single coverage?_________________
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Worth mentioning that he passed Jimmy Smith for #16 all-time in receptions this week. He'll likely pass McCardell in a few weeks for #15, then Holt, Monk, Mason, Reed provide quick movement up the chart to #11 either late this season or early next season.

Yardage-wise Jimmy Smith is the likely target this season as well at #17. He'll likely pass Michael Irvin next week which will provide some satisfaction although he's still got the jewelry.

AJ's Hall of Fame cred certainly grows with each season and unlike QBs, there is less of a standard of required Super Bowl glory especially with Lofton, Carter, Largent, and Joiner all in despite the hole in their resumes. AJ's professionalism will win him big points with voters and I don't think it hurts to have a few contemporaries falling off a bit (particularly Larry Fitzgerald who's 2008 Super Bowl run is the stuff of HOF reels). I don't think Steve Smith, Anquan Boldin, Roddy White, Santana Moss, Marques Colston, or Greg Jennings pass anyone's smell test as Hall of Famers, but it's important for AJ to continue to distance from them so the stats hold up to any attempts to use them as comps.

I also think there is room for BOTH Reggie Wayne and AJ in the Hall (perhaps not Harrison), but AJ needs to keep pace especially with Wayne enhancing his resume in a post-Peyton Indy. Wes Welker's move to Denver does nothing but enhance his case as does the Patriots struggles without him and he strikes me as a guy who will still be playing at 36-38 years old. Megatron certainly has all the makings of a HOFer and I don't think his eventual coronation is mutually exclusive of AJ's, but the fact CJ has more TDs in 7 seasons than AJ has in 11 seasons and that gap is just getting uglier with AJ not even notching one yet this season._________________

I don't think there is any doubt that AJ will get in with career numbers in the top 10 maybe top 5 in yards and catches. It took carter a while to get in so AJ might not be a 1st ballot guy but he will get in

I can see AJ being a 3rd WR on a contender in a few years if we don't get our act together soon

Conservatively I would put him at 80 catches 1200 yards on the season which would have him at around 12,500 17th all time and 900 catches 15th all time

Breaking in a new QB might hurt his numbers going forward, but anything less than over 1,000 catches and 14,000 yards would be a surprise_________________
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Worth mentioning that he passed Jimmy Smith for #16 all-time in receptions this week. He'll likely pass McCardell in a few weeks for #15, then Holt, Monk, Mason, Reed provide quick movement up the chart to #11 either late this season or early next season.

Yardage-wise Jimmy Smith is the likely target this season as well at #17. He'll likely pass Michael Irvin next week which will provide some satisfaction although he's still got the jewelry.

AJ's Hall of Fame cred certainly grows with each season and unlike QBs, there is less of a standard of required Super Bowl glory especially with Lofton, Carter, Largent, and Joiner all in despite the hole in their resumes. AJ's professionalism will win him big points with voters and I don't think it hurts to have a few contemporaries falling off a bit (particularly Larry Fitzgerald who's 2008 Super Bowl run is the stuff of HOF reels). I don't think Steve Smith, Anquan Boldin, Roddy White, Santana Moss, Marques Colston, or Greg Jennings pass anyone's smell test as Hall of Famers, but it's important for AJ to continue to distance from them so the stats hold up to any attempts to use them as comps.

I also think there is room for BOTH Reggie Wayne and AJ in the Hall (perhaps not Harrison), but AJ needs to keep pace especially with Wayne enhancing his resume in a post-Peyton Indy. Wes Welker's move to Denver does nothing but enhance his case as does the Patriots struggles without him and he strikes me as a guy who will still be playing at 36-38 years old. Megatron certainly has all the makings of a HOFer and I don't think his eventual coronation is mutually exclusive of AJ's, but the fact CJ has more TDs in 7 seasons than AJ has in 11 seasons and that gap is just getting uglier with AJ not even notching one yet this season.

HoF wise this might be the one place pancakes is useful. He is a big deal in the hall of fame voting so having him lobby for AJ will be a big help.

And numbers aside there was the perception for a good 3-5 years that AJ was the best in the game. That will also help him get in more than any numbers can.

TDs are gonna be his downfall. Hopefully the voters are able to realize why he isn't getting them, and it isn't his fault._________________
#JDI

AJ passed 12,000 with 12,067 now with 8 games left. It would take 116 yards per game from here on out, but it's possible he gets close to 13000, close enough to pass 14,000 with a decent season next year_________________
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Andre's TD numbers will definitely increase with Keenum at the helm now, as he isn't scared to take shots deep and actually trusts Andre with the ball in the air as opposed to Schaub who threw 1 on 1 balls to everybody BUT Andre.